Comment on The race to 5G is over — now it’s time to pay the bill | Networks spent years telling us that 5G would change everything. But the flashiest use cases are nowhere to be found — and the race to deplo...

• Anon819450514@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  India is 1.4 billion people. Canada has 33 millions

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  • Sanyanov@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Russia has very low population density, too, yet I pay 10$/mo for unmetered 4G Internet and calls, and that’s after dramatic price spikes that raised prices from 6$/mo a year and a half prior.

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  • Powerpoint@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You know that statistic is bullshit just looking at profit reports from Canada’s telcos right?

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  • ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s not that.

    Australia has a similar population density and land size to Canada, yet our speeds are faster and our costs lower than Canada.

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    • ahriboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Meanwhile, 5G is fully restricted to key cities in my country. Who needs 5G when we need more towers and improved 4G quality.

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